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Hit(n.)

An act of murder performed for hire, esp. by a professional assassin.

Hit(n.)

A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit; esp. A performance, as a musical recording, movie, or play, which achieved great popularity or acclaim; also used of books or objects of commerce which become big sellers; as, the new notebook computer was a big hit with business travellers.

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Hit

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Hit

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth

Hit

of Hit

Hit(verb)

to reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at)

Hit(verb)

to reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit

Hit(verb)

to guess; to light upon or discover

Hit(verb)

to take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point

Hit(verb)

to meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on

Hit(verb)

to meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck

Hit(noun)

a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything

Hit(noun)

a stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit

Hit(noun)

a peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit

Hit(noun)

a game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon

Hit(noun)

a striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit

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Hit

In baseball statistics, a hit, also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.

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Hit

hit, v.t. to touch or strike: to reach: to suit: fit: conform to.—v.i. to come in contact: to chance luckily: to succeed:—pr.p.hit′ting;pa.t. and pa.p. hit.—n. a lucky chance, a surprising success: a stroke: a happy turn of thought or expression: at backgammon, a move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point, a game won after one or two men are removed from the board.—n.Hit′ter.—adj.Hit′ty-miss′y, random, hap-hazard.—Hit below the belt, to deal a blow disallowable in the rules of the ring: to do an injury to another unfairly; Hit it off(with), to agree with some one; Hit off, to imitate, to describe; Hit-or-miss, reckless, hap-hazard; Hit out, to strike out with the fist; Hit the nail on the head (see Nail); Hit upon, to come upon, discover.—Hard hit, one gravely affected by some trouble, or by love. [A.S. hyttan, app. Ice. hitta, to light on, to find; Sw. hitta, to find, Dan. hitte, to hit upon.]